Week 20 Unified Power Rankings
Jenson Button won the Spanish Grand Prix, which was his fourth Formula 1 victory in five starts, and by virtue of dominating that series, he remains firmly in control of the “highly-scientific” Unified Power Rankings.* What makes this more impressive still, is that he’s doing so with a team that was not favored to run well at the start of the season because they are new to the series.
Teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second in last week’s battle in Spain, which allowed him to pad his advantage over the remainder of the field. Barrichello was mildly upset that he was not allowed the opportunity to win after team strategy was altered mid-race that favored Button.
Meanwhile, the NASCAR boys continue to run strong and take up most of the remaining top-10 spots. Tony Stewart’s third-place finish at Darlington was enough to keep him third on the Unified Power Rankings grid, while Jeff Gordon’s fifth-place finish allowed him to leapfrog Kurt Busch into fourth.
The Indy Racing League has not yet run five races this season, which is the minimum required for inclusion to this list, so none of their drivers will be included until after the Indy 500.
Three drivers, Mark Webber, Mark Martin and Fernando Alonso jumped nine positions between last week and this week to become the biggest gainers.
Justin Allgaier’s impressive fifth-place finish in the Nationwide Darlington race allowed him to leap onto the grid in 45th, which Nick Heidfeld scored a seventh in the Spanish Grand Prix to sneak into 50th.
For a complete list of the top 50 drivers, check out FantasyRacingGames.com.
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